About
Are You Gonna Go My Way was recorded by Robbie Williams as a duet with Tom Jones for Jones’s 1999 album Reload. Originally written and performed by Lenny Kravitz and Craig Ross in 1993, the song had been a major international hit, known for its funk-rock guitar riff and spiritual lyrics about unity and freedom. Williams’s collaboration with Jones gave the track a new, high-voltage energy rooted in showmanship and mutual respect.
Produced as part of Jones’s series of contemporary duets with artists such as the Stereophonics, Van Morrison and Portishead, the recording pairs Jones’s powerhouse baritone with Williams’s gritty rock vocal. The chemistry between the two singers drives the performance, blending rock attitude with tongue-in-cheek humour. The track’s guitar-driven arrangement stays faithful to Kravitz’s original while amplifying its scale and theatrical flair.
Although not released as a standalone single, Are You Gonna Go My Way was widely praised as one of the highlights of Reload, an album that reintroduced Tom Jones to a younger audience. For Williams, the collaboration reinforced his reputation as a versatile vocalist able to cross genres — a performer equally at home with rock, pop and swing.
It was like two peacocks on one stage — Tom’s got that incredible voice, and I just tried to keep up.Robbie Williams
Lyrics
Credits
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Vocalist
Robbie Williams, Tom Jones -
Songwriter
Lenny Kravitz, Craig Ross -
Original Artist
Lenny Kravitz